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DWEEB ALERT
First off, the kid isn't in Ivy League school, it's Colorado for chrissakes. Plenty of guys are in hard or harder programs, doing just as well and not making excuses. Saarel is just emotionally fragile. You can see it in the way he hems and haws and just acts generally. Yea, let's applaud him going through the motions on the track. I'd rather watch more talented & dedicated runners than this hack
"First off, this kid isn't at the University of Oregon" is what you meant to say. Saarel does well in cross country, top ten frosh and soph years in late Nov, before class finals. I assume the long year burns him out.
CU is pretty renowned for Engineering Physics. I have a friend who dropped out of Computer Engineering (34 ACT) because he couldn't hack physics, and he's a smart kid.
I would put my money on Saarel having a successful life after college over many elite college runners w/soft majors. Still hope he figures it out for track next year.